Prince William and his father Prince Charles delivered impassioned pleas on Tuesday for action against the illegal trade in wildlife which threatens some of the world’s best loved animals. Charles told a conference at St…
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Chinese star calls on Asia to help end elephant slaughter
Ivory jewelry and carvings are prized by some in Asia, but people should know they come from the massacre of elephants whose survival is threatened by rampant poaching, popular Chinese film star Li Bingbing has…
Waste guzzling fly factory wins African innovation prize
A fly factory that transforms blood, guts, manure and discarded food into animal feed has walked away with a $100,000 UN-backed innovation prize. The Stellenbosch, South Africa-based initiative uses the prolific egg layers to recycle…
Is adoption the answer to Kenya’s abandoned children?
Mark, a four-year boy, has just found a new home in Kajiado County where he now lives with his new parents, Dr & Mrs. Olesuuda. It has only been 3 months since Mark joined the…
Exposed: 600,000 ‘tricked, trapped’ into labour in Mideast
An estimated 600,000 people have been “tricked and trapped” into forced employment in the Middle East, many of them also sexually exploited, the UN’s labour agency said on Tuesday. The International Labour Organisation, issuing the…
John Lennon died from divine ire: Brazil pastor
John Lennon died because he offended God by suggesting that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, according to the embattled head of the Brazilian Congress’ human rights panel. “The Bible says God does…
Kenya to toughen poaching sentences to save elephants
Kenya plans to bolster current lenient sentences for convicted wildlife poachers or ivory smugglers in a bid to stamp out a spike in elephant killings, the government said on Saturday. “We intend to fight poachers…
Desert nomads marvel at water purifying device
Omar Razzouki gazes intently at the wooden box, marvelling at what might be the solution to the perennial water woes that he and other nomads like him across the Sahara desert face daily. More than…
Showtime! Film in Kenya (Part 2)
As a budding industry, film in Kenya stretches from small local productions to Hollywood blockbusters, but where does it stand now and where is it going in the future. By Caitlin Nordahl Money, Money, Money…